New York City Ballet Inc

New York, New York - EIN 13-2947386 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 13, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 13, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

New York City Ballet Inc reported $102,442,312 in revenue and $106,130,681 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a deficit of $3,688,369 for the year. Program services took $92,789,954 of expenses, or 87.4%. The organization closed the year with $320,145,484 in net assets - about 36.2 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$102,442,312

Up 14.7% from $89,278,084 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$106,130,681

Revenue minus expenses: -$3,688,369 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
87.4%

$92,789,954 of $106,130,681 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$320,145,484

Total assets $342,772,677 minus total liabilities $22,627,193.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$755,211

Katherine Brown, Executive Director, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 13, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
1,444 Employees

Plus 112 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 13, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$92,789,954 (87.4%)
Fundraising$5,111,116 (4.8%)
Management and General$8,229,611 (7.8%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.15 - $5,111,116 in fundraising expenses divided by $33,346,888 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.16.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$33,346,888
Of Which Cash Contributions$31,730,408
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$1,616,480
Fundraising Events$6,700,341
Government Grants$5,387,477
All Other Contributions$21,259,070
Program Service Revenue$58,957,963
Investment Income$10,495,960
Other Revenue-$358,499
Total Revenue (All Sources)$102,442,312

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

36.2 Months

of reserves - $320,145,484 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $8,844,223 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$342,772,677
Total Liabilities$22,627,193
Liabilities as Share of Assets6.6%
Net Assets$320,145,484

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 13, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Katherine Brown - Executive Director$755,2110.71%
Andrew Litton - Music Director$562,7240.53%
Jonathan M Stafford - Artistic Director$529,4800.50%
Wendy M Whelan - Associate Artistic Director$501,3450.47%
Justin Peck - Artistic Advisor/choreographer$459,8050.43%
Brooks Parsons - Sr. Director Of Operations$453,6770.43%
Farang Azari - Chief Financial Officer$447,4140.42%
Karen Girty - Sr. Dir. Marketing And Media$395,9100.37%
Andrews Sill - Associate Music Director$370,2650.35%
Phillip Schmiedl - Theater Managing Dir. Thru 5/2/25$346,2870.33%
Judith Elliott-Pugh - Senior Dir. Of Human Resources$297,8220.28%
Joshua Lenihan - Senior Dir. Of Development$293,4790.28%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 13, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

35 voting members, 35 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Katherine BrownExecutive Director
Andrew LittonMusic Director
Jonathan M StaffordArtistic Director
Wendy M WhelanAssociate Artistic Director
Justin PeckArtistic Advisor/choreographer
Brooks ParsonsSr. Director Of Operations
Farang AzariChief Financial Officer
Karen GirtySr. Dir. Marketing And Media
Andrews SillAssociate Music Director
Phillip SchmiedlTheater Managing Dir. Thru 5/2/25
Judith Elliott-PughSenior Dir. Of Human Resources
Joshua LenihanSenior Dir. Of Development
Diana L TaylorChairperson
Jeffrey M PeekPresident
Marie Nugent-HeadVice-Chair (Thru 12/29/24)
Alan SchnitzerVice-Chair
Sarah Jessica ParkerVice-Chair
Barbara J SlifkaVice-Chair (Thru 6/22/25)
Lynn J GoodTreasurer
Franci J BlassbergSecretary
Mark S MelodiaCounsel
Maria-Cristina AnzolaDirector
Jt BatsonDirector
Donya Archer BommerDirector
Whitney ClayDirector
Susan J CampbellDirector
Paul M DonofrioDirector
Thelma B FergusonDirector
Randy FishmanDirector (Thru 6/26/25)
Maureen FooterDirector (Thru 6/26/25)
Barry S FriedbergDirector
Jennifer LipschultzDirector
Melanie HamrickDirector
Carol D MackDirector (Thru 6/26/25)
Alison MassDirector
Stacey C MorseDirector
Ellen MoskowitzDirector
Clarke MurphyDirector
Karen MurphyDirector
Gordon B PatteeDirector
Jenny PaulsonDirector
Brynn PutnamDirector
Raja RajamannarDirector (Thru 6/26/25)
Stephen Kroll ReidyDirector
Fernando RivasDirector
Deborah RobertsDirector
Paula Campbell RobertsDirector
Denise SaulDirector
Bonnie StraussDirector
Allyson TangDirector (Thru 6/26/25)
Danielle TaubmanDirector (Thru 6/26/25)
Alair A TownsendDirector (Thru 4/27/25)
Strauss ZelnickDirector
Cathinka WahlstromDirector
William H Wright IIDirector
Commissioner Laurie CumboDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence35 voting / 35 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $0 in grants paid and filed no Schedule I for fiscal 2025. The page states that directly instead of leaving a blank grants section. Grantmaking organizations show a full recipient list in this section - recipient name, amount and stated purpose, as reported.

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$89,278,084-
Fiscal 2025$102,442,312+14.7%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed May 13, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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